Josh Kirby

British writer and illustrator (1928–2001)
Person human Q1591585
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Josh Kirby

Summary

Josh Kirby is a human[1]. His place of birth was Waterloo[2]. He was born on November 27, 1928[3]. He passed away in Diss[4]. He died on October 23, 2001[5]. He worked as an illustrator[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Josh Kirby was born in Waterloo[2].
  • Josh Kirby died in Diss[4].
  • Josh Kirby was born on November 27, 1928[3].
  • Josh Kirby died on October 23, 2001[5].
  • Josh Kirby held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Josh Kirby worked as an illustrator[6].
  • Josh Kirby's professions included writer[7].
  • Josh Kirby's education included a stint at Liverpool College of Art[10].
  • Josh Kirby is recorded as male[11].
  • Josh Kirby's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Josh Kirby's family name is recorded as Kirby[13].
  • Josh Kirby's given name is recorded as Josh[14].
  • Josh Kirby's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • Josh Kirby's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[17]

  • Country: GB[18]

  • Began / founded: 1928-11-27[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-10-23[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 35d89ada-4ea0-4a64-85c3-2847f5dfce81[21]

Body

Origins and Family

Josh Kirby was born in Waterloo[2]. He was born on November 27, 1928[3].

Education

Josh Kirby's education included a stint at Liverpool College of Art[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include illustrator[6] and writer[7].

Death and Burial

Josh Kirby died on October 23, 2001[5]. He died in Diss[4].

Why It Matters

Josh Kirby ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

Where was Josh Kirby born?

Born in Waterloo[2], Josh Kirby…

Where did Josh Kirby die?

Josh Kirby passed away in Diss[4].

What did Josh Kirby do for work?

Josh Kirby worked as illustrator[6] and writer[7].

Where did Josh Kirby go to school?

Josh Kirby was educated at Liverpool College of Art[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation illustrator, writer
    Sex or gender male
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